Robert Shaw

Made films the shows talk about.

Counted as actor. The films the hosts said they acted in, which the two lists below run through too: From Russia with Love (1963); A Man for All Seasons (1966); Jaws (1975).

Draws on

What the speakers say they, or a film of theirs, drew on. Each is a speaker's account: “the maker said so” when they report the maker's own words, “the host's read” when the read is theirs.

No line says they, or a film of theirs, drew on anything.

Drawn on by

What the speakers say drew on them or a film of theirs, marked the same way.

Arachnophobia: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Jaws (1975), which they acted in: Jaws ⇒ Arachnophobia (the host's read). Arachnophobia is Jaws with spiders.
    “it's sort of like Jaws, but with spiders”
    The Big Picture · The 1990 Movie Draft · 1:34:36 · unknown (0.40 sure it was them)

Empire of the Sun (1987): 1 line

  1. craft (shot design) · through Jaws (1975), which they acted in: Jaws ⇒ Empire of the Sun (the host's read). Spielberg reveals Malkovich in pieces like Jaws and Indiana Jones, withholding the hero shot.
    “he introduces him both like he's Jaws and like he's Indiana Jones”
    Blank Check with Griffin & David · Empire of the Sun with Bilge Ebiri · 1:38:17 · Griffin Newman (0.50 sure it was them)

Friday the 13th (1980): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Jaws (1975), which they acted in: Jaws ⇒ Friday the 13th (the host's read). Friday took Jaws' device of music for a villain you cannot see.
    “the Jaws music for the villain you can't see.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Friday the 13th’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:46:35 · unknown (0.35 sure it was them)

Silva: 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through From Russia with Love (1963), which they acted in: From Russia with Love ⇒ Silva (the host's read). Silva's mouthpiece nods to the Jaws-style henchman.
    “And he even has the Jaws-esque mouthpiece going on.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Skyfall’ With Chris Ryan, Sean Fennessey, and Amanda Dobbins · 0:10:27 · Chris Ryan (0.60 sure it was them)

Twister (1996): 1 line

  1. lineage (lineage) · through Jaws (1975), which they acted in: Jaws ⇒ Twister (the host's read). Jonas is the Jaws-mayor archetype, a money-motivated antagonist that became a stock character in every movie.
    “The mayor in Jaws is the character that kind of pushes against our lead person.”
    The Rewatchables · ‘Twister’ With Bill Simmons, Chris Ryan, and Van Lathan · 0:54:51 · Chris Ryan (0.50 sure it was them)

What the speakers said they did

Acting (5) everyone in acting

What was said about them, by kind

career (1)

  1. career (career): Robert Shaw → A Man for All Seasons. Shaw plays the king; known to fans of Jaws.
    “Robert Shaw, who plays the king in this movie”
    The Big Picture · Objection! Top 10 Courtroom Dramas | The Big Picture · 1:03:46 · Sean Fennessey (0.80 sure it was them)

people (1)

  1. people (people): Jaws → Robert Shaw. Shaw's performance and the comparing-scars scene.
    “every time I see those guys comparing scars in the galley of Robert Shaw's boat.”
    The Big Picture · Steven Spielberg's Top 5 Movies With Bill Simmons and Chris Ryan | The Big Picture (Ep. 57) · 0:35:15 · Chris Ryan (0.70 sure it was them)

Fun items about them

None.